She arrived in the U.S. as an 11-year-old refugee, then rose to become Secretary of State. Her views on immigration, nationalism, and borders, from this 2015 interview, are almost strangely appropriate to the present moment.
SOURCE:
Madeleine Albright), U.S. Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
RESOURCES:
"Madeleine Albright, First Woman to Serve as Secretary of State, Dies at 84)," by Robert D. McFadden (*The New York Times, *2022).
"The Case for Getting Rid of Borders — Completely)," by Alex Tabarrok (*The Atlantic, *2015).
EXTRAS:
"The True Story of America's Supremely Messed-Up Immigration System)," series by *Freakonomics Radio *(2024).
"Is Migration a Basic Human Right?)" by *Freakonomics Radio *(2015).